Assessing potential World Heritage marine sites in the Western Indian Ocean
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Extracts from the Assessment Report:
Potential sites
1) Mozambique Channel
1a) Quirimbas - Mnazi Bay Complex
1b) North and northwest Madagascar
1c) The Comoros - Glorieuses crescent
1d) The Iles Eparses (Scattered Islands)
1e) Bazaruto - Tofo, Inhambane
1f) Southern Madagascar: the 'deep south'
2) Mascarene Plateau
2a) Saya de Malha bank
3) Other sites
3a) Lamu-Kiunga Archipelago
3b) The Kwazulu-Natal Sardine Run
3c) Antongil Bay, Northeast Madagascar
3d) French Southern Territories
Unique regional features
1) Geology
2) Oceanography
3) Biodiversity & biogeography
4) Habitats
4a) Coral reefs
4b) Mangroves
4c) Seagrasses
5) Species
5a) Coelecanth
5b) Sharks and rays
5c) Turtles
5d) Seabirds
5e) Marine mammals
Case study sites
1) Aldabra Atoll
2) Banc d'Arguin
3) iSimangaliso Wetland Park
4) Phoenix Islands Protected Area
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